Date of Submission
Spring 2014
Academic Programs and Concentrations
Political Studies
Project Advisor 1
David Kettler
Abstract/Artist's Statement
Abstract: This project takes a look at the Crack Epidemic and the response of the federal government during the mid-1980s. I examine the Anti-Drug laws of 1986 and 1988 and the strict guidelines it upheld. Then I examine the journey the reform of the mandatory minimum sentencing for crack and cocaine and explain the reluctances of Congress and other institutions for change the federal sentencing laws.
Open Access Agreement
On-Campus only
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
White, Jonathon Alexander, "The Racial Divide Within Our Justice System: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing for Drugs and its Effects on Mass incarceration of Minorities" (2014). Senior Projects Spring 2014. 357.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2014/357
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